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GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS

We completed our annual impairment tests of goodwill in 2013 and 2012 and concluded in each year that no impairments exist. The changes in the net carrying value of goodwill by segment are as follows:



	Reconstructive			MedSurg			Neurotechnology and Spine			Total
Balance as of January 1, 2012	$	685		$	510		$	877		$	2,072
Goodwill acquired	8			—			67			75
Foreign currency translation effects and other	(2		)	3			(6		)	(5		)
Balance as of December 31, 2012	691			513			938			2,142
Goodwill acquired	1,559			2			108			1,669
Transfers	(17		)	(9		)	26			—
Foreign currency translation effects and other	(6		)	—			39			33
Balance as of December 31, 2013	$	2,227		$	506		$	1,111		$	3,844

Measurement period adjustments that reflect changes to goodwill for acquisitions completed in a previous year are included in "Foreign currency translation effects and other."

The following is a summary of our other intangible assets:



	Gross Carrying Amount				Less Accumulated Amortization				Net Carrying Amount
	2013		2012		2013		2012		2013		2012
Intangible assets:
Developed technologies	$	1,450	1,069		$	380	282		$	1,070	787
Customer relationships	677		563		189		147		488		416
Patents	238		230		190		182		48		48
Trademarks	127		69		34		31		93		38
In-process research and development	223		86		—		—		223		86
Other	118		105		51		56		67		49
	$	2,833	$	2,122	$	844	$	698	$	1,989	$	1,424

The estimated amortization expense for each of the next five years is as follows:



	2014		2015		2016		2017		2018
Estimated amortization expense	$	167	$	163	$	162	$	158	$	156

STRYKER CORP | 2013 | FY |

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